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What we were expecting: A new Olympic hero to take up the mantle of Michael Phelps What we got instead: "Jeah." Lochte was the subject of a million drooling tweets and Tumblr posts before the London Olympics, but under the intense spotlight of the games he revealed himself to be ... kind of a tool. Between his goofy catchphrase, his red, white and blue grill and his mom-endorsed love of one-night stands, he became, as Jezebel famously put it, "America's sexiest douchebag." -- Rick Porter, Zap2it

What we were expecting: A new Olympic hero to take up the mantle of Michael Phelps What we got instead: "Jeah." Lochte was the subject of a million drooling tweets and Tumblr posts before the London Olympics, but under the intense spotlight of the games he revealed himself to be ... kind of a tool. Between his goofy catchphrase, his red, white and blue grill and his mom-endorsed love of one-night stands, he became, as Jezebel famously put it, "America's sexiest douchebag." -- Rick Porter, Zap2it (Getty Images)

What we were expecting: A new Olympic hero to take up the mantle of Michael Phelps What we got instead: "Jeah." Lochte was the subject of a million drooling tweets and Tumblr posts before the London Olympics, but under the intense spotlight of the games he revealed himself to be ... kind of a tool. Between his goofy catchphrase, his red, white and blue grill and his mom-endorsed love of one-night stands, he became, as Jezebel famously put it, "America's sexiest douchebag." -- Rick Porter, Zap2it